My baby is 14 months old; my periods returned when he was 10 months old. Prior to becoming pregnant, I had terrible cramps and maybe a bit of mild PMS with each period. Post-birth, I have no cramps whatsoever (woohoo!) but absolutely horrendous low mood for the few days running to each period. It's scaring me because it's actually affecting how I behave. It's causing me to question decisions I have made / am making, and I don't know if it's because I'm genuinely unhappy or because of hormones. For example, I'm about to do a huge move with extended family (in-laws) which I have been fine about, with a normal amount of nerves, up until this week when I completely flipped about it and spent days feeling terrible and wondering if I was making a massive mistake. This led me to discuss my fears with the extended family, which freaked them all out (understandably, as everyone is in the process of selling their houses)... And then my period arrived. So now I'm wondering if my freak-out was just hormonal.
I guess I need to keep clear track of my mood each month, but I just wondered if anyone else had experienced anything like this, and if so, what they have done about it?